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The Chico Unified
School District (CUSD) Center for the Arts is a multi-use complex
comprised of a theater, lobby and box office.
The theater seats
484 people and is fully ADA (American Disability Act) compliant. It
features an orchestra pit that seats 24 or it can be covered for an
extended stage area. The complex also includes a lobby area with a box
office and outdoor patio area. The backstage area consists of a green
room, storage mezzanine, dressing/makeup rooms and accessible restrooms.
The CUSD Center for the Arts is located at the Pleasant Valley High School campus at 1475 East Avenue, Chico, California.
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 Technical Specifications
The
main stage theater is a state-of-the-art, modified-proscenium theater,
seating 484. It has an orchestra pit, significant wing space, and a
loading dock. The stage has a full set of drapes, including sky syc, two
scrims (one black, one natural) and a natural seamless drop. There is
both a mid-stage and up-stage traveler in addition to the main house
curtain. The plywood floor has a resilient underlayment appropriate for
dance.
Sound can be controlled from a rear-of-the-house booth
with the in-house 24-channel Soundcraft GB4 mixer. Lighting is
controlled by a Phillips Strand board with DMX positions throughout the
facility. There are two followspots.
Adjacent to the two
performance spaces are dressing rooms, a makeup room and a scene shop.
Also in in this facility are band and choir classrooms that can double
as rehearsal and/or green rooms.
All spaces in the facility are linked by both a main-stage monitor system and intercom stations.
Additional Information:
Seating Chart |
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Reservation Process
The Center for the Arts may be reserved according to the following schedule and event priorities:
For
the 2010/2011 school year, Priority Reservation/Applications will be
accepted for the Center for the Arts during these dates:
CUSD Secondary Performing Arts August 23-September 15, 2010
CUSD Secondary Schools at large September 16-30, 2010
CUSD District at large October 1-15, 2010
Community events October 15-29, 2010
Applications will also be accepted throughout the year for dates not taken during the Priority Reservation/Application period.
Beginning with the 2011/2012 School year
CUSD Secondary Performing Arts May 1-15 of preceding school year
CUSD Secondary Schools at large May 15-31 of preceding school year
CUSD District at large events June 1-15 of preceding school year
Community events June 15-30 of preceding school year
CLICK HERE for Center for the Arts Booking Packet and Application (Draft)
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